Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-29
G. A. R.
The Event Of the Day Che Parade
Through the Rain and Mud
Great Disappointment.
General Tecums.h Sherman Rr ccives an
Ovation-st. Louis Exorting Herself
TO Entertain the Old Soldiers.
PARADE IN THE MUD.

PARADE IN The MUD.
ST LOUIS, Mo, Sept. IS The rain
continues to drop steadily AID with in
crossed showers. Everything is drerched
and the ardor Of the citizens and soldiers
is damDened. Thousands of veterans
STEER waiting twenty-fvur hours in rain
- realize the promises ot he signal ser
vice Of fair weather have stGrl cd for home
vet there are mary thousands left and
Marshal Gfisr HIS Issued an order to
p-e9sre Cor the parade. Waea tle order
10 lsll n reached camps and the various
headquarters the men resi-. nded prompt
II. aud shortly after 10 O'cicck the pro-
cessi0n formed and started OF its line
Of march, slthough gre.tly diminished in
numb 7 as compared with what it would
nave been had the weather been fair. The
line wss very long Cae aud despite the
peting rain sid slushing mud the streets
we're thT0Gged with enthusiastic people
Th8 greeted tae veterans with cheers and
other demonstrations OF gladness end
approval.
BANQUET To THE VETERANS.
ST. LOUIS, No, Sept IS The citizens
Of Missouri rendered grand reception
+ 70 the veterans of '6l last night at the
a Merchants Exchange. The room was
oroiuseIy decorated. The band dis
4 coursed stirring &irs while the crowd
awaited the coming Of the speakers Al
O'clock Mayor Francis, accompanied by
4 tie We governors and other prominent
guests, entered The hau and took places
on The platform. A few minutes later
& General Sherman quietly entered with two
81 ! a IA
ca tos platform before he was discovered
by the veterans. Then shout went up
aud & rousing cheer. The General was
given an arm chair ia front Of the plat
iolli near the speakers ro6tTum.
TECUMSEH SHERMAN SPEAKS.
ST. Louis, $40 Sept. Is AT the grand
Inception last nigas rendered ny the city
8 to the assembled veterans, General Lu-
Gus Fairchild responded to Ma or
Francis hearty welcome. V ce-Prezident
Hannibal HamliR, bsnt with age, met
with & Great ovation, but the nero Of the
evening was Old General Tecumseh Sher-
nan tremendous cheer greeted
aUncle Billy" as he arose TO answer re-
1gated calls. He seid that when he was
9ace & soldier he mad an cid trick OF
sending E OTigadier 10 hard place and ht
thought OgIes9y & good substitute. In
abiding 10 the Wsr he said he had many
friends on the other side. He then
thought they were in error, now ne knew
they we're IN error. He believed
that they we're becoming convinced OF
his, AZ aag rate they were returning &c
that old friendly feeling drawing eVel
,5arer. There were some black sheer
1t knew, but they would net De here
0ug They would soon die of, thank
Od and then this WOuiC
be 6 better and stronger nation
lie believed this WAS the strongest nation
earth, for he had concluded thst nC
other power could ever nave overcome
1cl S formidable rebellion, and ne lOOkeC
Nth pride on the fig that commands
peace aud enforceS it. II the constitution
must BE improved, the defect, ne ssiG
nus, be pointed cut, but it must not bi
destroyed by civil war. Continuing, hi
sid he often thought the comrades be
5Ted him b &rtleSs when ne sent then
LILO battle knowing many would not sur
I'VE, bH1 ne bgew the penalty nSd to b.
-s.d and peace lsd to be dearly bought
he repeated Mayur Francis welcome Il
st. Louis, and emplss I'D the ling tina
tie Union eDimeuts II the Mayor wer
& g)91e- olgh FOR min,
THE L0HG TRAMP.
ST. LOUIS, Mo S -pt. 2S.-Tne orde
{ J! la. In for &c parade was received 8
he various camps and hesdqu.rter
slo,rlv after 9 o'clock, and the mel
lILed en-, OF ghair tents aud ROOMS, pre-.
-r1d lor i battle win the clements
rmsd with rubber costs and umbrellas
50uscrs roilcd5up, ana their minds Sc
give ST Louis the promised process
ion, il rot n overwhelming numbers
81 least with enough to mike goo
moving Of their appreciation II the city
E1TtS 10 erIertsin Shortly before
4 clock the Column was formed. en-
E Jrsnt Marshal Gcier ordered the escoI
& mounted police forward. Then TO
3 2Ted be Grand Marshal with Chief {
A. NaE General 4 j. Smith and aids, Loga
& CSi Of ST. Louis, mounted, and Spring
81 ED, Mass, battalion of special escort l
8 le Commandments VINO followed
E y yards behind, wrapped in ruobe
y 8s..
q SMILING AND BOWISG
s. the crowds VINO lined the streets. a
e lorg The way be was greeted with cheers
u staff Of leo men mounted pTeCede
e FtntY carriages, moving three abreast
81 Talcl were the w8r Governors az
aer honOred guests. In the lead Wa
lie occupied by Msy0r Francis and Gen
I Wilism T. Sherman. Althoug
II Sy sheltered from the rain snd sight
81 -scrowis on the sidewalks soon foua
@ste the CID commander was end chez
a cheer marked his progyess down IL
i1st, while frequent groups of me
,l-o rush over to The carriage door I
ASp bis hGnd. Then followed the di
Sons Of the Grand Army Of the R9pob
tn in number. The dep2rtme Mt {
@ouri, commanded by Colonel Nelso
W. We're given
, TIIE RIGHT OF LINE.
II 4atT haG come with several thousand:
even win the Tsin and mud, mad
se column CT marching men. The tie
"soas were composed as follows:
D. Department of Missouri, Colont
"Na assistant marshal.
II department of Illinois, Colonel :
Butler assistant marshal.
Ii Wisconsin, PENNSYLVANIA snd Ohtt
Nsfaor Thomas c. Fletcher assistar
81 New York, Connecticut, Massach'
hsjue, New Jersey and Virginl'
V2e- D. P. Dyer assistant marshal.
California New Hampshire, We